NON-LEAGUE club Kettering Town are looking to relive the glory days of the Premier League.
That’s after signing former Champions League star Gary Hooper to complete an ex-top flight front three.
Kettering Town player in the seventh tier of English football.
The Northampton-based club are hoping to improve on last season’s 15th-place finish in the Southern League Premier Division Central.
And they first bolstered their ranks with the surprise signing of former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger, 33, last month.
Later in September, ex-Bolton and Burnley forward Marvin Sordell, 33, came out of retirement to join Kettering.
But now, the minnows have added a third top striker to their squad.
On Thursday, Kettering delighted fans by announcing the arrival of Hooper.
The 36-year-old left National League side Barnet at the end of last season.
But it’s his prowess as a former Premier League and Champions League striker that is sure to excite supporters.
Hooper clocked up two top-flight appearances for Norwich after firing them out of the Championship in 2015.
Before his Canaries stint, the hitman bagged 63 goals in 95 games for Celtic – winning two titles in the process.
Hooper also featured in 19 European games for the Scots, including two Champions League campaigns, scoring a further seven times.
And fans responded with glee to Kettering’s latest arrival.
One said: “What is going on with this club lately?!”
Another declared: “What a signing.”
One noted: “Dreamland!”
Another added: “Sign all the strikers.”
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